This is going to be a bit of an epic blog so i'm going to do it day by day to make it easier to write. TUESDAY 26TH MAY - John was arriving in the evening so after i'd moved into a new room in the hostel, I went to meet a girl I did Surf Camp with down in Bondi. We went for posh tea and cake at this little book shop called Gertrude and Alice then sat on the grass overlooking the beach for a bit. Soon enough it was time for me to make my way to the airport. Arriv...

As you can see from the photos, the weather in Coffs Harbour was not good. In fact, it rained constantly for the five days I was there. So much so, that buses were cancelled because the local areas were flooded and the roads were closed. I spent the majority of my time here watching back to back films while drinking tea with ginger biscuits. On my last day though, I broke the mould by playing card games for four hours and going for a bit of a walk when it stopped...

Byron Bay is a pretty little town with nice little streets and beaches. On my first day I wandered round the shops then intended to walk up to the Lighthouse. I got so far though and decided I'd leave it for another day, so walked back to town along the beach and then back to the hostel to read a lot. The next day I'd booked a day trip to Nimbin, a hippie town about an hour and a half away from Byron. I got picked up just after 10 by this guy with long straggly ...